GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |